The climate in Yubei Mountain is very cool in the morning and evening, but the temperature is very high during the day. Especially in summer, the heat and humidity in the mountain are so hot and humid that even the locals cannot bear it.
Zhang Yan has never experienced the summer in Yubei Mountain. It is still early spring, but he has already experienced the cold weather in the morning and evening.
Counting the days, the eighth day of February was also the twentieth day after Zhang Yan came to the Huangtian Territory. After more than ten days of training, his group had its first mission today.
The leader of Zhang Yan's group is Qin Hao, a warrior in the middle realm of Kaiyuan.
In addition, including Zhang Yan, there were ten people. This number is several more than the average "gang". And after getting in touch, Zhang Yan learned that except for him, Lao Zhang, and Lao Yu, the other seven people were all warriors. They are all at the beginning or middle level of the Body Tempering Realm.
Lao Zhang is a native of Yubei Mountain. He grew up here and also practiced boxing. He has been a soldier in Yubei Mountain Fortress for thirteen years. He knows all the ways around him clearly and serves as a guide for the group.
The old man was born as an Orion hunter and has been in Yubei Mountain for four years. Although his fighting skills are not very good, his ability to lay traps and track traces is second to none.
It confirms what Lin Zedong said before, most people can't come to Youtanqi, but those who come have their own means.
"You are an exception, you should be here to make up the numbers." Old Yu teased Zhang Yan with a smile. Because compared to others, Zhang Yan's "stab" hand is not that powerful, and it is not even as useful as Lao Yu and Lao Zhang.
Just make up the numbers. Zhang Yan has never considered entering the Youtan Banner to be a big deal. He would even go back to the city wall if he had a choice. At least he has now figured out the intensity of the killings on the city wall and is confident that he can survive. Instead of living in fear like now.
It was fine before, training in the camp was a bit tiring, but today it was dark, and when I started to slide down the long rope from the fortress, I felt uneasy, and even when I walked, I always raised my ears and was cautious.
In the past, Yubei Mountain Fortress had never taken the initiative to pry in the direction of the demon clan. It had always relied on the city wall to resist, and it was like a turtle year after year.
But this year is different.
When training in the camp these days, you can often hear General Manager Lin Zedong mobilizing everyone. In Zhang Yan's opinion, this is an alien version of belief building. And despite Lin Zedong's bearded and thick appearance, he is actually very eloquent and an absolute expert in inspiring people. Not to mention the distance, let’s talk about Lao Zhang and Lao Yu around them. This kind of veteran oil man has also become a passionate member in just ten days, and he is impatient and excited to go out on a mission and make achievements.
Zhang Yan saw it, but he didn't agree with Lin Zedong's so-called belief at all. Although he also applauded and cheered, he didn't take it seriously at all.
What are you talking about? How about I take down my identity as a criminal soldier first and then talk about my so-called beliefs?
Although he did not agree with Lin Zedong's encouragement, Zhang Yan also heard a lot from the other party's words. For example, the reason why the defenders of Yubei Mountain Fortress would not take the initiative to attack in the past but now set up the Youtan Banner to "anticipate the enemy" is because the fortress commander has been changed.
The newly arrived fortress general Song Qinghe is obviously unsatisfied with the status quo, and hopes to make some significant improvements. So I want to try a strategy that has never been used in Yubei Mountain.
The idea is to be able to know in advance the trends and intensity of the attacks of the Xianwu Clan and Fengxiao Clan on the opposite side, so that they can be prepared in advance so as not to be caught off guard and suffer heavy losses. At the same time, it can also give the soldiers in the fortress a chance to rest without having to fight like Now everyone is tense all the time.
Zhang Yan still agrees with this strategy. If nothing else, early warning can definitely reduce damage, which is beneficial to the soldiers on the front line.
But Zhang Yan didn't want to run outside the city wall as a member of the frontline expedition.
"Kakaka..."
No matter how careful you are, your shoes will still make some subtle sounds when they step on the ground. It's not easy to hide in the silence of the night.
The first half of the mile is an open area. Except for the weeds less than a foot away, it is full of rocks, which allows people on the city wall to see clearly without trees blocking their view.
After half a mile, there are undulating mountains. There is no way to clear the trees manually, so the road behind will enter the forest, so you need to be more careful.
The mission this time is simple to say. In Qin Hao's words, it is to go west for about ten miles. On the one hand, it is familiar with the terrain and on the other hand, it can also train troops.
Of course, if there is an attack by demon soldiers, the first thing is to notify the fortress, the second thing is to hide yourself so as not to be discovered, and the last thing is to wait for an opportunity to kill the enemy after ensuring your own safety.
Although Zhang Yan was very energetic, nothing dangerous happened along the way. The group of them successfully found the scheduled location of the mission, a relatively high point, where they could overlook a ravine. Further away, you can also use the ravines with fewer trees to detect enemy traces in advance, which is a good sentry position.
We have arrived at the predetermined location, but the task is not yet complete. We still need to build a simple beacon stone platform. It doesn’t need to be too big, just two feet square. Cover it with stones to protect it from rain as much as possible, and put smoke-generating objects in it. If something happens, you can light a beacon as soon as possible to warn.
"It's just a pity that this place is much lower than the direction of the fortress, and it is blocked by thick trees. The beacon smoke can shine through as a warning during the day, but it is of no use at night. We have to find another high point, and then we can use the light as a warning. Live and fight at night." Qin Hao is a veteran in the army. Although he only followed Song Qinghe to Yubei Mountain, he is already familiar with all the ways of the army. After looking at the location of this place, I can't help but feel pity, thinking that it can only be used as a sentry point during the day, but not as an optimal place all-weather. It’s pretty much the same as I guessed when I looked at the terrain map before.
"Yes, the team leader is right. Although this place is good, it can only serve as a warning during the day. The location is not good enough at night." There were also people on the side who agreed. There is no objection to this statement.
Only Zhang Yan looked at the ravine below, then looked back at the dense woods behind him, and then raised his head to look at the opening in the sky above his head, which was like a skylight because no big trees had grown up on the rocks.
This... a place with such a good geographical location is actually said by these people to be "a pity, not good enough"? Zhang Yan felt that his brain was not enough.
During the day, beacon smoke can be used to convey the message as quickly as possible to let the people in the fortress know that the demon soldiers are invading. This is no problem. It can also be very effective in conveying warnings at night, but instead of using beacons, it can be replaced by fireworks or sky lanterns... Well, Zhang Yan thought of this and reacted.
This is not the Earth. It is impossible for people here to know about the inventions of the Xia Kingdom on Earth, such as Kongming lanterns and fireworks.
if that is the case......
